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Crysis 2 |OT| This is what happens Larry...
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Foliorum Viridum
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It's an argument lots of ignorant people used to (or still do?) use to argue why PC gaming wasn't "relaxing" as console gaming. Of course, in reality it's easy to get a HDMI cable, plug it in to your TV, and sit back with a 360 pad or even a kb/m on your lap, but hey.jetjevons said:
I play a lot of my PC games on my lovely 40" HDTV, for example.
TheVisualizer
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OP got a chuckle out of my console-peasant-ass, but the game probably deserves better...
Nvidia has a guide for making under-600$ PC than can run the game well, using the GTX 550 Ti. There are 4 screenshots at 1080p and 'Advanced' setting.
http://www.geforce.com/#/Optimize/Guides/how-to-build-a-kick-ass-crysis-2-pc-for-under-600
http://www.geforce.com/#/Optimize/Guides/how-to-build-a-kick-ass-crysis-2-pc-for-under-600
Vampire Hunter Vizier
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fizzelopeguss
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I love how pc gaf OT's take the piss, while the console ones look like elaborate PR pieces.
The pc way, the way it's meant to be played.
The pc way, the way it's meant to be played.
Barack Lesnar
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I NEED SCISSORS said:
:::incoming Crysis fanboy rage:::
And what have we lost?
Crysis 2 has better graphics than Crysis 1, no question about it. Just look how incredible the globally illuminated lighting looks in comparison. Also the textures (pretty bad in Crysis), the huge improvement in foliage compared to Crysis, the game looks better and is more technically impressive, period, even in DX9. Imagine it in DX11 which (hopefully) we won't have to wait TOO long for.
And we've only played a multi-player demo, not even the single-player.
Oh and guess what? The multi-player is ten times better than Crysis Wars. It's an actual multi-player suite with tons of content, options and progression. Crysis Wars was awful. Almost nobody played it. So that crossed out "innovative multi-player" line implying Crysis Wars was this underrated gem is simply not fair.
It just irks me how the game is getting torn apart. Did we get sort of shafted by the focus on consoles? Yes, but it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
DX11 will arrive eventually and it will be glorious. The graphics are a big improvement. A couple of the suit powers being gimped (mainly just Speed) is not going to ruin the game. Also, Crysis was linear for 50% of the campaign, but that's always ignored. And we haven't even played the campaign in Crysis 2 yet so maybe there is a bit more free form gameplay than expected? How about giving the game a chance instead of damning for eternity over a multi-player demo?
:::end rage:::
EDIT! This post isn't specifically directed at you, I NEED SCISSORS. Just a rant in general...
I NEED SCISSORS
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Enosh said:
Did those arrows also say "go left for the stealth route, go right for the guns blazing route", and then lead you down a fixed path with no other deviation or exploration to speak of? Crysis may have told you where the goal was, but how you got there and what you did on the way was entirely up to you.
anonymousAversa
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Barack Lesnar
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Yes.Ricker said:
plagiarize
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so the game forces me to go guns blazing down the suggested guns blazing route and forces me to go stealth down the suggested stealth route?I NEED SCISSORS said:
no. it doesn't. it's just suggesting things. what you do is still entirely up to you.
do you really think they didn't design certain parts of the original Crysis with certain tactics in mind? they did, and i can point out specific examples. they just didn't point them out in an optional view.
From The Dust
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Better than a kb+m judging by the demoRicker said:
Foliorum Viridum
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Yup, something about the colours are off, and despite the engine being technically better, it's not striking like Crysis was. I went back and played some custom maps last week and Jesus that game still blows me away, Crysis 2 merely looks good.DennisK4 said:
I don't think the improvement in SP will be enough. It's not like the game is going to magically look 10x better.
anonymousAversa
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Heavy said:
Open world versus narrow environments
Barack Lesnar
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I will agree with you on the color scheme and some of the art design, but technically, which is what I was talking about when I said "graphics", Crysis 2 is superior and it's not close.DennisK4 said:
I understand what you're saying... the gorgeous, colorful, bright beaches and jungles in Crysis looked awesome. And then we fire up the sequel and get urine-stained colors and shit. Totally agree. Game still has better graphics, though. And remember, we've only played a multi-player demo.
Crysis is not open world.anonymousAversa said:
Foliorum Viridum
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What use is "better graphics" if the game looks worse though?Heavy said:
Old Gimlet Eyes
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This. Based on the Crysis 2 demo and all other media/previews related to the game, Crysis 2 is a shit mountain of a game compared to the original. Consolitis at its best. This game doesn't deserve the OT that marketing GAF is capable of.Sinatar said:
Barack Lesnar
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Why not wait till we get a chance to play the campaign before making these types of conclusions, instead of a couple of crappy multi-player maps? The art style and colors could be much improved.Foliorum Viridum said:
I <3 Memes
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EviLore said:
Just from reading your posts over the last few months you seem to be increasingly frustrated with gaming journalism and game reviews as a whole. You own one of the busiest and most popular gaming message boards around so you are one of the few people who could do something about it.
Of course if you wanted to provide a place for honest and unbiased reviews you would never be able to provide those reviews before a game came out due to embargos. But for me and a good many people an honest review is worth the wait. As it stands now I dont pay attention to any journalist reviews and count only on demos or the impressions of fellow gamers to help me decide if a game is worth full price.
Heavy said:
So I need to buy the game before I can decide if it is good enough to buy?
Sho_Nuff82
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This is a fabrication. Mouse control is still loads better.aeolist said:
Foliorum Viridum
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I'm not optimistic. Everything in the trailers looks like the type of environments we got in MP.Heavy said:
I played PS3 demo. Looks very blurry, framerate is all over the place. Couldn't hit shit with controller, while I always had positive KDR with fixed mouse on PC. Guess console shooters aren't for me anymore, particularly multiplayer ones.
thehillissilent
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Yeah, people don't get that fact. It is not open world. There are wide open areas, but it definately is not open world. It's more linear than people think, and I'm not talking about the last third of the game. I remember trying to climb over those mountains. That did happen, LOLHeavy said:
plagiarize
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you seem emotional. perhaps this is clouding your judgement somewhat.Darkshier said:
i haven't seen anything suggesting Crysis 2 is Dragon Age 2 bad.
there's a long distance between 'not as good as the first' and Dragon Age 2 bad. i have my concerns. i think they've made some misteps, but that doesn't magically make it garbage.
the MP in the original wasn't exactly good. it ran a lot worse than the single player for one as i recall, and it wasn't remotely interesting. i don't see how anyone thinks they can judge the full version based on that demo.
feel free to judge the MP based on that demo if you want though.
i'm expecting another Fear 2 situation where the sequel wasn't as good as the original, but was still definately worth my time.
Neuromancer
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You forgot the greatest one of all time, it was locked though.DennisK4 said:
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Foliorum Viridum
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I don't agree. The only real weak aspect to Crysis' visuals is the foliage, but even that doesn't look too bad in motion. The sunlight/moonlight shining through the trees, the water lapping against the sand... Crysis is absolutely beautiful.scitek said:
In a way the fact it's a natural setting is always going to give it an edge, to be fair, but that still doesn't mean that this seems like a step backwards visually.
Cow Mengde
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mjc said:
Walk forward and shoot.
ColonelColon
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Sho_Nuff82 said:
At default, the PC controls felt awful. I was only able to aim accurately after I used a config program to disable mouse acceleration.
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Cornbread78
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OK, so I'll ask here... From all the negative reviews and impressions I've gotten on this game for PS3 so far, so I be canceling my pre-order and putting my money elsewhere? Seriously.... anything else, other than WKC2 or Socom, that is coming in the next couple months worthy of my $60 bucks over this......